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Welcome to Religious Life at Vanderbilt

Religious Life seeks to function in an educational capacity, not only for those students and groups who are traditionally religious, but by way of raising ethical questions and issues of value and character among the student body at large. Because we seek to educate the "whole person", we view ethical and spiritual formation as integral to the University's overall educational mission and religious life as an important dimension of the so-called hidden curriculum of the University. Therefore we seek to integrate the programs and services offered by the chaplains and professional staff into the larger life of the University community

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Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.
We are located in the Tarpley Building

Looking for a hospital chaplain?
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Pastoral Care

Upcoming and Current Events

Religious Organizations Fair
Sunday, August 30, 3- 6 PM
South Lawn, The Commons

Come see first-hand the diversity of religious life on Vanderbilt's campus. Many of our religious organizations will have members present to answer questions you may have about their group and faith tradition.

If you are a registered student religious organization and would like to reserve a table, contact religiouslife@vanderbilt.edu

Faith and Values

Faith, love and science in a story of survival


Kelly Finan

EXTRA: See how faith, love and science combined in an amazing story of survival. Meet a Vanderbilt grad who repeatedly fought death and changed countless lives.

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Religion and Religions:

Buddhism
Dharma Day
Tuesday, July 7

Dharma day marks the beginning of the Buddha's teaching. The word Dharma can be translated as truth and is the term used for the path to enlightenment, or the Buddhist teaching.

Soon after his Enlightenment the Buddha went to find his former disciples and share his experience with them. This event could be seen as the start of the Buddhist religion, and is what Dharma day celebrates.

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Reaching Us:

Religious Life
2417 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37240

Phone: 615-322-2457
Fax: 615-343-8355
Email:religiouslife@vanderbilt.edu

 

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The Science of Spirituality
Photo: George David Sanchez

NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty spent a year exploring the science of spirituality for her book Fingerprints of God. She now presents a five-part radio series examining the science of spirituality. Each segment is linked below:

The God Chemical: Brain Chemistry And Mysticism

Are Spiritual Encounters All In Your Head?

Prayer May Reshape Your Brain ... And Your Reality

Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another Person?

Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death Experiences


Western policymakers and academics often concern themselves with death in Islam only in the context of suicide terrorism. But the Islamic treatment of death is far more complicated. Leor Halevi, professor of history at Vanderbilt University, has written a masterful, well-written work filled with original research that shows how Islamic notions of death coalesced in the first centuries of the new religion.


How Many Ultimate Realities Are There?


Christian theologians have long sought a way to understand religious diversity without explaining diversity away. In this lecture, John Thatamanil will address religious diversity by arguing for a complex view of ultimate reality.

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The Religious Landscape of the United States

With unprecedented precision, a new Pew Forum survey details the religious affiliation of the American public and quantifies the remarkable dynamism taking place in the U.S. religious marketplace. Read the report and explore religion in America using online tools.
The Pew Forum on Religion an Public Life